Shastra Panchangam
January 2026
15
Thursday
Visvavasu
Thai
2
Viyazhan

Tamil Nadu calendars show Thai 1 on this day. Here Thai began a day earlier, on Wednesday 14 January.

Theypirai
Trayodasitill 8.52 am (next day), then Chaturdasi
Kettaitill 4.18 pm, then Moolam

Pradosham · Mattu Pongal

Rahu Kalamafternoon 1.18–2.35
Yamagandammorning 6.58–8.15
Kuligaimorning 9.30–10.47
ChandrashtamamUntil 4.18 pm: Ashwini, Bharani, Karthigai 1st quarterThen: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamSouth · Parigaram: oil
Gowri Nalla Neram
morning 8.15–9.30evening 5.07–6.51

Computed for Los Angeles, in US Pacific time (PST). Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Kuligai from its own sunrise; Gowri Nalla Neram from its sunrise and sunset. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 2.35 pm to sunset is the best of the day.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Los Angeles

Computed for Los Angeles, to the minute. Use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham.

The day at a glance

Gold marks good time, the solid bars mark times to avoid, and hatching marks a caution: denser while two cautions run together. Tap or drag across the chart to read any moment.

Good times

2.35–5.07 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
8.15–9.30 amClear of every caution
8.15–9.30 am, inside the clear stretch
10.47 am–1.18 pmClear of every caution
11.43 am–12.22 pm

Avoid

6.58–8.15 am
9.30–10.47 am, what begins now is said to repeat
1.18–2.35 pm
1.06–2.52 am, early Friday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 4.18 pm

Ashwini · Bharani · Karthigai, first quarter

For those born in Mesha Rasi.

Then

from 4.18 pm, until Sunday 3.12 am

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha Rasi.

is a time to go carefully: tradition advises waiting until it ends; many put off new ventures, long journeys and disputes.

Sun and Moon

Sunrise6.58 am
Sunset5.07 pm
Moonrise5.44 am (next day)
Moonset2.10 pm
SunMakara Rasi
MoonVrischika Rasi

This day and the next

Pradosham, Siva worship at dusk.

Mattu Pongal, for the cattle.

Friday 16 January: Masa Sivaratri and Kaanum Pongal.

In Tamil Nadu, Thai Pongal is on this day.

In Tamil Nadu, Mattu Pongal is on Friday 16 January.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Los Angeles's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Los Angeles by modern astronomical calculation (Drik, Lahiri). A caution's start is rounded down and its end up; a good window's start up and its end down. Underlined words open their meaning.

The five limbs

LimbThis dayThen
Viyazhan (Thursday)
Trayodasi, till 8.52 am (next day) 64–46 nazhigaiChaturdasi
Kettai, till 4.18 pm 23–20 nazhigaiMoolam
Vriddhi Yogam, till 7.08 am 0–25 nazhigaiDhruva Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 7.52 pm 32–16 nazhigai

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Los Angeles

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.08–6.02 amPrayer, meditation, study
6.30–8.16 amA favourable window
6.58–8.15 amAvoided for new beginnings
9.30–10.47 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.43 am–12.22 pmWidely used for beginnings
1.18–2.35 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.06–2.52 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Dhanam16.58
Sugam8.15
Soram9.30
Uthi10.47
Amirtham12.03
Visham1.18
Rogam2.34
Labam3.52

Night

Amirtham5.07
Visham6.51
Rogam8.34
Labam10.19
Dhanam212.03
Sugam31.47
Soram3.30
Uthi5.14

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Yamagandam; 2 Tyajyam; 3 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Viśvāvasu · Uttarāyaṇa · Hemanta Ṛtu · Makara Māsa · Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa · Trayodaśī · Guru Vāsara · Jyeṣṭhā (Mūla from 4.18 pm, computed)

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1947
2082
2081
5127
1201

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Dhanu6.58 am6.58 am
Makara6.58 am8.36 am
Kumbha8.36 am9.57 am
Meena9.57 am11.16 am
Mesha11.16 am12.46 pm
Vrishabha12.46 pm2.39 pm
Mithuna2.39 pm4.55 pm
Kataka4.55 pm7.20 pm
Simha7.20 pm9.43 pm
Kanya9.43 pm12.05 am
Tula12.05 am2.30 am
Vrischika2.30 am4.52 am
Dhanu4.52 am6.54 am
Makara6.54 am6.58 am

The rising sign (udaya lagnam) through the day, computed for Los Angeles.

Horai

Day

Guru6.58
Sevvai7.49
Suriya8.40
Sukran9.30
Budhan10.21
Chandra11.12
Sani12.03
Guru12.53
Sevvai1.44
Suriya2.35
Sukran3.26
Budhan4.16

Night

Chandra5.07
Sani6.16
Guru7.26
Sevvai8.35
Suriya9.44
Sukran10.53
Budhan12.02
Chandra1.12
Sani2.21
Guru3.30
Sevvai4.39
Suriya5.49

Each horai begins at the time shown and runs to the next.

Also

South on Thursdays; Parigaram: oil

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